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Just go my first straight from Larry at whipped dog..it was a sight unseen an sit have just unwrapped it, so I haven't shaved with it yet, and since this will be my first shave it will be shortbread.. The razor says GSG special on the blade and GS Grant on the tang. It also says Sheffield below G S Grant on the tang
anybody have any info on it? I'm not really concerned about the value and it really doesn't look bad, I'm just curious
Pics would really help.
I was afraid someone would ask. If I can find an 8 year old I'll see if I can post a pic
Pictures of my new straight: anybody know what this is?
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one more of the tang
it says
G S Grant
Cutler(y)?
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A razor sold by Grant, a cutler in Preston. The maker is a different story, in all probability. Anything on the backside tang?
No the back is blank
Well, someone will have to come up with the missing part, City/state/country would be nice. I think somewhere in England!
The razor was made and ground in Sheffield, as it says on the blade, and the retailer was George S Grant who had a premises at 56 Fishgate, Preston, Lancashire.
He is recorded in Kelly's 1905 Directory:
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It seems he sold/made many items and was the successor to G. B. Read's business:
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The trade advertisement above makes mention of the very razor in question at the princely sum of 4/6 - 22 and a half pennies in new money!
He is often mis-named "C S Grant" due to the signwriting on his shop:
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The picture above is a postcard - the other half is clearly printed with his name in a bold, sloping logo: G. S. Grant, so there is no mistake, just sloppy signwriting.
Regards,
Neil
is the razor that old do you think, or how long was he in business? great info, thanks
It could well be that old. Or it could be as old as the late 1920s early 1930s. The scales looked like horn to me at first glance, but I cant tell if it has some sort of design pressed into it or whether it is bug-eaten. Not even sure if it hasn't been re-pinned at some time.
I haven't come across any other info regarding G S Grant yet.
However, in 1892 the premises were occupied by Charles Taylor, a cutler and silversmith. He was sent to jail for three months for pawning watches that had been left with him for repair. It seems that during the time he was imprisoned his baby was christened, as only the mother is recorded at 56 Fishergate as her abode. In 1892/3 Taylor was on a list of bankrupts owing money.
So from 1893 to 1905 we have to fit in G. B. Read and his successor, G. S. Grant at those premises. That makes 1905 a good ball-park estimate of the first sale of this razor, although yours could be a later model.
Regards,
Neil
Ahh, the age of information. Be nice to Neil or he shall dig up dirt on you AND your ancestors! :rofl2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Neil Miller
Thanks I'm impressed.that is very interesting. looking at the scales i think they are some sort of plastic, and have probably been repinned because they fit tightly.
